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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. J. N. WIGG-IN & J'. E. RATHBUN. MACHINERY FOR HANDLING PRINTED SHADE FABRICS.

Patented Mar. 31,1891.

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J. N. WIGG IN & J. E. RATHBUN. MACHINERY FOB HANDLING PRINTED SHADE FABRICS.

No 449,305. Patented Mar. 31,1891.

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MACHINERY F OR HANDLING PRiNTED SHADE FABRICS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,305, dated March 31, 1891..

Application filed July 5, 1890' erial No. 357,731. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, J OSEPH N. \VIGGIN, of Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, and JOHN E. RATHBUN, of

Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, citizens of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machinery for Handling Printed Shade Fabrics, and the following is declared to be a description of the same.

Tindow-shade fabrics are prepared in large quantities for use by being cut into the lengths required, and part of the surface is printed upon and otherwise ornamented by r 5 suitable designs and afterward dried. The shades are then secured to the rollers and sticks in the usual manner. A machine for printing upon such shade fabric and for d elivering the same as printed is set forth in an application for Letters Patent filed by J. N. Viggin and Charles A. Collord, February 5, 1890, Serial No. 339,248, and duly allowed Hay 27, 1890, and in this machine slats or other sticks are employed to receive and convey away the loop of shade fabric as delivered after printing.

The object of our present invention is to provide a mechanism for holding a quantity of sticks and for automatically delivering 0 such sticks to the shade-receiving mechanism of the machine described in the aforesaid application or to a shade-receiving mechanism for conveying the printed and ornamented shade from a bronzing or flocking machine.

We employ a receptacle or case for holding the rollers or sticks en masse, in which there is a partition that allows a few sticks at a time to pass beneath it to an oscillating delivery-drum having a longitudinal groove to receive a single stick. By the movement of this drum the sticks are delivered one at a time to two slideways, in which the ends of the stick rest. These slideways are inclined and are held up in place by springs against stops, and each stick moves down these slideways to temporary stops that are withdrawn automatically, and the stick passes down to the lower end of the slides beneath spring-fingers. There are two swinging arms similar to those in the aforesaid application. The upper ends of these arms are forked and move adjacent to theinner edges of the slides, and fingers or projections above the forks press the stick or roller from beneath the spring-fingers and deliver it into the forked ends of the arms, and such stick is carried to the place where the shade is delivered upon it, as in the aforesaid application. On the return movement the shade hangs upon the stick and between the arms, the stick being longer than the width of the shade, and itis carried to a convenient place for the stick and shade to be removed from the arms by hand or automatically, and during this return movement another stick is delivered from the hopper into the slideways ready to be taken by the forked ends of the arms.

In the drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal section of our improved machine. Fig. 2 is an elevation of one end of the stick-delivery 7.0 mechanism. Fig. 3 is a modification of the stick-receiving arm, and Fig. dis a modification of the stick-delivery mechanism, and Fig. 5 is a sectional plan of one end of the hopper and mechanism shown in Fig. l. 7;

The following parts are set forth in the aforesaid application, viz: the frames 0 to be connected to the floor or astandard, the swinging arms 0", operating-arms s, shaft 9, the bracket-hooks 1" upon the ends of the arms 1', So the adjustable rest-block r, the shaft 7, sprocket-wheels h, and chain i. We have added the fingers r and pins 1' at the ends of the swinging arms 1.

a represents the case or hopper for holding the sticks. This case or hopper is secured to the under side of the feed-table of the press for printing upon the shade fabric. This case is closed at the sides and open at the back end forthe insertion of the sticks a. Said case 9c or hopper is provided with a retaining-partition I), and c is an end board to said hopper a.

The drum or roller cl is journa-led in the side frames a of the case or hopper or in a supplemental frame a and located partially within said hopper, and said drum is provided with a single longitudinal groove at (1, running from end to end, and upon the central shaft of the drum and at one end is a sprocketwheel 0. There is a sprocket-wheel 9 upon the shaft 9, and a chain f passes around the sprocket-wheels e and g and is crossed, and

the backward and forward movement imparted to the arms r and shaft 9, as described in the aforesaid application, imparts a similar motion to the sprocket-wheel g and chain fand a similar reciprocating motion in the opposite direction to the sprocket-wheel c and drum (1.

7r represents a roller-shaft located above and resting upon or adjacent to the surface of the drum (Z. This shaft 75 extends through slots in the respective sides a of the hopper, and upon its ends are weight-wheels 70'; but these weight-wheels 70 may be dispensed with.

The L-shaped slideways mare pivoted to J hangers l, which are bolted to the faces of the end board 0. These slide ways m are located just beyond the ends of the drum, and are connectedbyacross-stripm. Helicalsprings n are connected at their ends to the end board 0 and slideways m and serve to hold up the slideways, and stops it, in the form of bars depending from the under side of the feed-table B, limit the upward movement of the slideways.

The spring-fingers s have angular ends by which they are connected to the sides of the slideways, and said fingers 3 lie along parallel with said slideways, and their downwardly-bent ends serve to hold the descending sticks a from passing out of the slideways m until pressed from beneath such springs, as hereinafter described.

t represents angular L-shaped spring-inclines, secured to the lower ends of the slide ways and projecting backwardly.

- Springs u are secured to the under side of the hopper a and extend forward past the respective ends of the drum d, and upon the ends of said springs u there are pins it, standing up through openings n the lower members of the L-shaped slideways, and we provide studs upon the ends of the drum d to act upon said springs as the drum revolves to depress the springs to and pins u.

The operation of the device, Figs. 1 and 2, is as follows: A stick a being in the lower end of the slideways m and a piece of shade fabric 5 being delivered over the chains 2 and sprocket wheels h the arm 7, sprocketwheel g, and drum (1 are presumably being moved by the operating mechanism set forth in the aforesaid application in the directionof the arrows. As the arms 1 move forward, the pins r move overthespring-inclines tand draw down the slide-ways m, bringing the stick a into the path of the notched upper ends of the arms r. The fingers r pass over the stick, and, forcing it from beneath the spring-fingers s, deliver it into the notch of the hooks T The arms 7' now move forward, bringing the stick against the shade fabric and rest-block "u, where the shade fabric is delivered upon the stick in the form of a loop. Simultaneously with this the sprocketwheel g, chain f, and sprocket e have imparted apartial rotation to the drum (Z, which movement is slight, because of the relative sizes of the said parts and the length of the arms 9". The arms 0', carrying the stick and loop of shade-fabric, now move backward to deliver the same to a conveyer or runway for drying. During the backward movement of the arms 4" the pins 0' run under and raise the spring-inclines t, and the backward movement to the place where the stick and shade are taken off is sufficient for turning the drum d in the opposite direction to the arrow and delivering another stick on the inclines on. This movement takes the studs 12 out of engagement with the springs 10, so that sa d springs and the pins u can return to their normal position, wherein the pins a stand above the surface of the slideways m to arrest the stick as it runs down the inclines. Simultaneously with this movement of the drum (Z the. stick a in the longitudinal groove d is carried beneath the roller or shaft k, where, if the stick is bent, it will be forced into the groove and its delivery insured. With the further movement of the drum cl, the ends of the stick, which extend out beyond the ends of the drum, are'brought against the slideways m and lifted out of the groove and delivered upon the slideways, when said stick slides down by gravity to the pins or stops it. Theforward movement of the arms r operates the drum cl again in the direction of the arrow, and the groove d passes beneath the rollershaft 7; within the hopper, where the first stick falls into the groove (1', to be afterward delivered, as just described. Simultaneously with this movement the studs 12 depress the springs to and pins 10 and free the stick on the slideway, which slides down to the ends beneath the fingers s in ample time for the forward movement of the arms a to, take said stick, as heretofore described. These operations are continuously repeated.

The device shown in Fig. 3 is a modification in the construction of the stick-receiving arms a, the object of which is to dispense with the fingers r, as there is liability of said fingers being in the way when the stick and shade are delivered. In this device the frames 0 are extended to form bearings at 15, to which the arms 1" are pivoted. The upper ends of the arms r are curved and slotted, as shown, and one end of each pin r passes through said slot. As the arms 0" move forward toward the press, the arms r swing upwardly for their curved ends to engage the stick in the end of the slideways and remove the same into the notches of the hooks r With the backward movement of the arms 0' the curved ends of the arms r are drawn down out of the way below the extreme end of the arms 1", so that the sticks and loops of shade fabric can be freely removed.

The modification shown in Fig. 4 relates to the delivery of sticks from a hoppera h-aving guiding-edges a by a grooved drum (Z to traveling belts. or chains b upon which are fingers 20 at regular intervals. The sticks pass out beneath the weighted roller-shaft 7.1, and the movement of the parts are so timed that the fingers 20 engage the ends of each stick. as delivered and carry the same upwardly over the pulleys 21 and along horizontally.

The shade fabrics as printed or ornamented are delivered from the machine in which such work is done to the inclined tapes 22 23, and by them are carried up and over the roller 24,

the end falling over between the upper portion of the belts Z) and pulleys 21 and 25. The parts are timed so that a stick is presented by the fingers 20 to engage the central part of each shade. This figure shows the position of a stick and shade just before the end of the shade leaves the roller 24. and falls to form a loop upon the stick. Thesticks and shades are delivered from the belts or chains b in any desired manner to devices for storing said loops of shade while drying. The pulleys 25 are notched for the fingers 520 to pass by on their return movement.

The tapes 22 23 are presumed to bring up three printed shades to one complete revolution of the belts o and it is to be understood that there are two belts 6 one for each end of the rollers, and that the pulleys 21, 25, and 28 are supported by gudgeons in suitable frames at opposite sides for the respective belts, so thatthere are not any crossing shafts to interfere with the shade fabric as it hangs between the belts Z).

Ve claim as our invention 1. The combination, with ahopper for holding sticks, of a drum located partially within said hopper and grooved longitudinally, mechanism tor imparting a partial rotary movement to said drum to engage and deliver one stick at a time, and with mechanism for engaging the respective ends of the sticksand presenting them for receiving in a loop the delivered shade fabric, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a hopper forholding sticks, of a drum located partially within said hopper and having a single longitudinal groove to receive a single stick, an inclined retaining-partition b, the end board 0, the

weighted roller-shaft 7t, and mechanism, substantially as specified, for imparting a forward and backward movement to the drum, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the hopper to for holding sticks, the drum (1, and its operating sprocket-wheel and chain, of the slideways m, a spring a, and stop a for holding up and limiting the movement of the slideways, pins for intercepting the descentof the sticks, and spring-fingers for stopping and holding the recessed upper ends, the sprocket-wheels and chains for delivering lengths of printed shade fabric, and a rest-block, and mechanism, substantially as specified, for delivering the shades-ticks one at a time from the grooved drum to the arms 4", substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the hopper a for sticks and the inclined slideways m, of the drum cl, located partially within the hopper and having a longitudinal groove, the springs u, the pins 16', working in openings in the slideways, and studs 12 on the respective ends of the drums for depressing the springs and pins, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with the hopper a for sticks, the grooved drum d, and movable arm 0', and mechanism, substantially as set forth, for moving the parts in unison, of the hangers Z, the slideways m, springs 12, stops it, the stick-retaining springs s, the inclined footplates t,and the finger or pin 0", substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with the hopper a for sticks, of a drum located partially within said hopper and having a single longitudinal groove to receive a single stick at a time, the roller or shaft 7.", having slotted bearings and resting adjacent to the drum for insnringthe delivery of every stick, and mechanism, substantiallyas specified,for imparting a rotary reciprocating movement to the drum, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination, with the pivoted slideways on, and springs 11. for holding .up the same and springs s for holding the sticks, of the inclined foot-plates 2f, the arms 1', the pins 1' for drawing down the slideways, and proj ecting fingers r for removing the sticks, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination, with the hopper a for sticks and the drum (1, of the slideways 071, connected to the hopper, springssatthelower end of the slideway for holding the sticks, the arms 1, and projecting fingers connected to and operating with the movement of the arms a for engaging the sticks and depositing them in the ends of the arms 1*, substantially as specified.

Sign ed by us this 27th day of June, A. D1890.

JOSEPH N. VIGGIN. JOHN RATHBUN. Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINOKNE v, HAROLD SERRELL. 

